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The National Weather Service has designated this week as “Lightning Safety Week.” Check out their lightning safety tips to make sure you know what to do when thunderstorms develop in our area.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for you. See if you can answer it correctly. What is the “Pigpen effect?” Please post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments/comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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The summer began yesterday and what a day! It will start cooling off today. Summertime warmth didn’t last long, did it? Don’t worry, it will come back.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) is moving over the Pacific Northwest and a trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is moving in behind it. A cold front moved through as it fell apart bringing some clouds, temperatures a bit cooler and, yes, maybe even the slight chance of light rain or drizzle. That trough will keep the clouds an cooler temperatures around for a while. Another cold front approaches the Pacific Northwest next Monday.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: AM clouds, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening and cooler, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM with a slight (20%) chance of occasional light rain or drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 74-69 lows 49-45 warming to 48 Friday night. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday through Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon highs 69-75 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 75 low 48)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds to be low, and trees to be moderate, and Grass to stay to very high. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM with patchy fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, and becoming mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday evening, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night highs 76-69 warming to near 73 Friday lows 54-48. Just mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 80-72 lows 50-55. (seasonal averages high 79 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight, patchy coastal fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night highs 60-63 lows 52-47. Just mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night with patchy fog late at night and early Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and night, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 62-64 cooling to near 60 Tuesday lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 64 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, mostly cloudy late tonight, cloudy early Thursday AM, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight, above 8000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 9,000 ft. Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night highs 69-56 warming to 60 Friday lows 40-36. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of rain, clearing Monday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then a snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday highs 59-64 lows 39-44.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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